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Father Edward Ferris was a Kerryman who went to France at the age of 16 to join the Irish Brigade.
In 1758, at age 20, he entered the Vincentian novitiate in Saint Lazare in Paris. The Irish Province had not been established yet.
In 1771, he was Superior of the Seminary of Toul and Vicar General of the Diocese.
In 1774, he was appointed Superior of the ecclesiastical college of Amiens and became Vicar General of that Diocese.
After Maynooth College was established in 1795, Father Ferris was invited there and became Dean on 11 January of that year.

Father Ferris died in 26 November 1809.
His remains were transferred to Castleknock College Cemetery on 19 October 1875: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260965902/edward-ferris_cm

James Cahalan was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1966-1975.

Baptismal name: Martin O’Connor
Religious name: Fr. George O’Connor OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 21 May 1927
Place of birth: Currow (Farranfore), County Kerry
Name of father: David O’Connor
Name of mother: Nora O’Connor (née O’Sullivan)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1946
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1947
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1950
Date of ordination (as priest): 23 May 1954
Missionary activities: Travelled to Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), on 31 August 1954. He returned to Ireland on 12 January 1981.
Date of death: 5 April 1988
Place of death: Kilkenny
Place of burial: Foulkstown Cemetery, Kilkenny

Religious Name: Fr. Conleth McConville OFM Cap.
Baptismal name: William McConville
Date of birth: 2 July 1913
Place of birth: Derryclone, Aghagallon Parish, County Antrim, Diocese of Down and Connor
Name of father: Francis Bernard McConville
Name of mother: Mary Burns
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1951
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1952
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1955
Date of ordination: 21 June 1943, Maynooth (Priest of the Diocese of Down and Connor)
Education details: B.A., Queens’ University, Belfast, 1938
Date of death: 19 Oct. 1969
Place of death: Mater Hospital, Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin